Where the River Meets the Road
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Stop in and Phil-up. At the end of St. Phillip Street almost to Decatur resides another one of those great local favourites that tourists might not find left to their own druthers. MRB: Mississipi River Bottom. This is truly a place not to be missed for a variety of reasons: great drinks, good food, pool table, barroom shuffleboard, a courtyard, sports always on one of the nine TV screens ( they even have ESPN 8, the Ocho) and a stripper pole! This is truly a locals’ 
hangout except for those couple nightly hours around nine when Haunted History Tours stop in for their mid-tour break. Why do they choose to stop here? Well this building was once New Orleans’ second most popular business: a brothel! It is currently haunted by the broken-hearted spirit of a young lady who ended her own life in the courtyard.
Why would anyone else want to stop here? They have a myriad of beers foreign and domestic 
(many local Louisiana brews), frozen drinks, and it’s the only place in town where a pretty little barmaid named Katrina will make you a Hurricane. And they’re tasty (both of them 
)! Their menu has local dishes, standard favourites (I had a delicious Reuben) plus German fare like Bratwurst and Knackwurst. Few people realize that after the French settled, the Germans were the next ethnic group to emigrate here in any number.
This place is just hands down fun. They’re open early ’til late and reasonably priced. Find the owner of the bar, Charleston, tell him you read this blog, and he’ll purr with enthusiasm!
For more on the famous Haunted History tours go to www.hauntedhistorytours.com or just stop into MRB and pick up a brochure.
